16 Rare Photos of Lady Iris Mountbatten From Between the 1930s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1920 in Kensington Palace, London, Lady Iris Mountbatten was the only child of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess […]
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Before Spanx, These Ads From Vintage Magazines Show the Woman Before-and-After Wearing Their Girdles and Corsets
This post was originally published on this siteThink your Spanx are a torture device, ladies? Think again! The 1940s didn’t do a whole lot of […]
The 1956 Astra-Gnome “Time and Space Car”, a Weird and Wacky Custom Development of the Metropolitan
This post was originally published on this siteThe Astra-Gnome is concept car by industrial designer Richard Arbib using a 1955 Nash Metropolitan chassis. Described as […]
26 Snapshots Show What Brazilian Youth Looked Like in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a snapshot collection that shows young people in Brazil from between the 1950s and 1960s.
22 Found Snapshots That Capture Street Scenes of Berlin in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing color photos from Found Slides that capture street scenes of Berlin in 1953.
30 Beautiful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Cape Town, South Africa From Between the 1950s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteCape Town is a coastal city in South Africa. It is the second-most populous urban area in South […]
30 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Scenes of Times Square From Between the 1930s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteFormerly known as Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in 1904 after The New York Times moved its […]
Vintage Photos Capture Audience Wearing Special Glasses to View the First Full-Color 3-D Feature Film “Bwana Devil”
This post was originally published on this siteBwana Devil is a 1952 U.S. adventure film based on the true story of the Tsavo maneaters and […]
Vintage Christmas Men’s Fashion Ads of the 1950s
This post was originally published on this site“Every man’s idea of Christmas!” Here’s a selection of Christmas themed menswear adverts dating from the 1950s. (via […]
22 Adorable and Colorful Soviet Christmas Cards From a Bygone Era
This post was originally published on this siteFor your enjoyment and ours, here’s a colorful collection of Soviet Christmas cards from a bygone era. Santa […]
A Girl and Her Maid on a ‘Europeans Only’ Bench – The Story Behind Peter Magubane’s Iconic Photograph
This post was originally published on this site “The police once broke my nose when I refused to destroy my images. I was sent to […]
24 Impressive Black and White Photos of Prague in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this sitePrague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European […]
38 Impressive Black and White Photos of Celebrities Taken by Allan Grant From Between 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in New York City, American photojournalist Allan Grant (1919-2008) was introduced to photography as a teenager, when […]
26 Enchanting and Candid Photographs of Audrey Hepburn With Her Favorite Pet Fawn Named Pippin a.k.a Ip
This post was originally published on this siteThe strange story of Pippin the deer began when Hepburn was cast as Rima, the “bird girl” of […]
67 Stunning Photos That Show the Breakthrough of Women’s Fashion in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteIn many ways, fashion in the 1950s took a big step back, especially for women. Maybe not quite […]
57 Found Color Photos of New York City in the Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese found photos from Mark Susina that show the New York’s scenes in the late 1950s. Most of them […]
16 Bizarre Classic Christmas Album Covers
This post was originally published on this siteEvery year, a handful of new artists try their hand at a Christmas album. It works for some, […]
27 Fabulous Photos That Show the Hottest Shoe Trend For Women in the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteIs there any outfit that can be complete without the perfect pair of shoes? In the 1940s and […]
53 Stunning Color Photos of Sandra Dee From Between the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Alexandra Zuck in 1942 in Bayonne, New Jerse, American actress Sandra Dee began her career as a […]
Rare and Funny Publicity Photos From the Science Fiction Film “The Incredible Shrinking Man” (1957)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film from Universal-International, produced by Albert Zugsmith, […]
Amazing Behind-the-Scenes Photos From the Filming of ‘Sunset Boulevard’ in 1950
This post was originally published on this siteSunset Boulevard is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, and produced and co-written […]
Long Before There Were Selfies, These Famous Photographers Snap Themselves Before We Ever Did
This post was originally published on this siteLong before there were “selfies,” famous photographers were taking self-portraits as a form of artistic expression. And you […]
Marilyn Monroe Taken by Sam Shaw in New York, 1957
This post was originally published on this siteAmerican photographer and film producer Sam Shaw (1912-1999) is known for the celebrated photographs he took of Marilyn […]
55 Fascinating Photos That Capture Street Scenes of New York City in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a collection of fascinating photos from Michael Donovan that show street scenes of New York City in […]
27 Black and White Photos That Document the Annual Christmas Dance of Lynchburg College, Virginia in the Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAn amazing photo collection from Lynchburg College Archives that show Annual Christmas Dance of students in Lynchburg College, Virginia from […]